Computing
INTENT
At the Bishop Harvey Goodwin School, we believe technology plays a vital role in our lives: at home, at work, for our health and for our informal learning so is important that our children learn how computing technology works.
Computing is a science that we teach to ensure children leave school equipped with the skills and knowledge they need to participate effectively and safely in society and thrive professionally and personally/
The national curriculum for computing aims to ensure that all pupils:
- can understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including abstraction, logic, algorithms and data representation
- can analyse problems in computational terms, and have repeated practical experience of writing computer programs in order to solve such problems
- can evaluate and apply information technology, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to solve problems
- are responsible, competent, confident and creative users of information and communication technology
IMPLIMENATION
The Computing Curriculum is divided into 3 main strands: computer science, information technology and digital literacy. These strands overlap and are taught through topics that integrate them all.
Through the programme of study for computing, children will learn about the fundamental principles and processes of computation; they gain repeated, practical experience of writing code to solve problems and to model systems; they also become skilled at creating high quality products and content using digital technology; and they become safe, responsible and critical users of technology. At the Bishop Harvey Goodwin School, we utilise the Purple Mash scheme to help us structure the learning blocks to provide breadth and as the themes repeat we build in progression, stretch and challenge
Through computational thinking children are encouraged to use the following concepts to tackle a problem: logical reasoning, algorithms, decomposition, abstraction, patterns and evaluation.
Online safety is also a specific and vital element which is taught at the beginning of each school year so that the principles and knowledge are then embedded within the computing curriculum. E-safety lessons are also linked to PHSE curriculum.
IMPACT
We want our children to be included in all elements of the computing curriculum and technology can support children to access learning and have an accessible approach to their learning.
We are aspirational for the children to achieve well in all aspects of their future education and in careers that they want and deserve and acknowledge that access to and a deep understanding of computing skills will support these journeys.
We care for our children and want them to operate them safely in digital world and need to equip them to be knowledge and capacity in computing to continually flourish in all areas of their life.